CVE-2004-2242 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Phorum, possibly 5.0.7 beta and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the subject parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.58% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phorum | phorum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Phorum 5.0.7 - Search Script Cross-Site Scripting | 2004-07-28 |
References
- http://phorum.org/cvs-changelog-5.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010787
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10822
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16831
- http://phorum.org/cvs-changelog-5.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010787
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10822
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16831
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